If you use every bark but no bite to describe such a situation, you may use bark but no bite as described. What is the second example from the citation?

Full of talk that’s more threatening or impressive than that which one can or will actually do.
He barks and doesn’t bite, but he does call the cops if you don’t stay off his lawn. He has no interest in him.
John talks about how much money he’ll make someday, but he’s all bark and no bite.
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(English and French) Lext.

If you use every bark but no bite to describe such a situation, you may use bark but no bite as described. What is the second example from the citation?

Full of talk that’s more threatening or impressive than that which one can or will actually do.
He barks and doesn’t bite, but he does call the cops if you don’t stay off his lawn. He has no interest in him.
John talks about how much money he’ll make someday, but he’s all bark and no bite.
_{The Free Dictionary FARLEX}

(English and French) Lext.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.

_{| It’s not a shortcut, it’s circuitous. → adjective |
It’s not a shortcut, it’s a diversion. “→ not a direct path
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a long shot. → not a safe bet, two words
| It’s not a shortcut, it’s a dead link. Hellicion’s suggestion of detour is an}

excellent choice as well, although his other suggestion scenic route appears to be the common choice. I don’t think scenic route was a good choice for the sample sentence, it seems lost and overdone. I’m enjoying our conversation, so let’s take the scenic route.

I believe in the context of your use case, you can use circuitous, or one of its synonyms (which include indirect, circular, or roundabout ) as in: | It’s not

a shortcut, it’s circuitous.

: not straight, short, and direct
_{Merriam-WebsterOnline If}

you need a noun word, you can use diversion.

The connotation is not quite opposite of shortcut, but it will imply the path is not direct.

: the act of changing direction of something : the act of diverting something Merriam-Webster online When
_{the word}

“shortcut” is used to indicate a relatively safe path, (a shortcut to success) as in ” a shortcut to success”, a word with a nice ring for opposing it would be long shot.

: an attempt or effort that is not likely to be successful
_{Merriam-Webster online}

Finally, in the use of shortcut in the context of a web browser bookmark, the only opposing sense I can think of is a dead link.

A dead link is a link on the world wide web that points to a webpage or server that is permanently unavailable.
_{Urban Dictionary}

I have further reflected upon stale link (the link no longer points to what it originally pointed to). “Bread Crumb” is a shorthand for breadcrumbs. What does it mean and

what can be done differently?

What would include the web link merely takes you to a starting point to find the true thing of interest, rather than taking you directly to the thing of interest. This describes exactly the type of backlinks that a browser tracks for you so that you can back out to your starting point.